diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d296291dc..c73e8128e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "test:unit:ci": "lerna run test:unit:ci --parallel",
     "test:e2e:ci": "cd platform/viewer && yarn run test:e2e:ci",
     "see-changed": "lerna changed",
-    "release": "lerna publish --canary --dist-tag canary"
+    "release": "npx lerna version prerelease --force-publish && lerna publish --canary --dist-tag canary"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.5.0",
diff --git a/platform/viewer/package.json b/platform/viewer/package.json
index bdf609f63..63548deff 100644
--- a/platform/viewer/package.json
+++ b/platform/viewer/package.json
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@
     "build:demo:ci": "yarn run preBuild && cross-env PUBLIC_URL=/ REACT_APP_CONFIG=config/demo.js react-scripts --max_old_space_size=4096 build",
     "test:e2e:ci": "start-server-and-test start http://localhost:5000 cy:run:ci",
     "start": "yarn run dev",
-    "predeploy": "cd example && npm install && yarn run build:package",
-    "preBuild": "yarn run version && yarn run copy:webworkers",
+    "preBuild": "yarn run copy:webworkers",
     "orthanc:up": "docker-compose -f docker/Nginx-Orthanc/docker-compose.yml up",
     "dev:orthanc": "yarn run preBuild && cross-env REACT_APP_CONFIG=config/docker_nginx-orthanc.js react-scripts start",
-    "version": "node -p -e \"'export default \\'' + require('./package.json').version + '\\';'\" > src/version.js",
     "copy:webworkers": "cpx \"node_modules/cornerstone-wado-image-loader/dist/*.min.js*\" \"public\" -v",
     "cy": "cypress open",
     "cy:run": "cypress run",
@@ -39,7 +37,8 @@
     "caniuse-lite": "1.0.30000974"
   },
   "files": [
-    "dist"
+    "dist",
+    "README.md"
   ],
   "config": {
     "commitizen": {
diff --git a/platform/viewer/src/version.js b/platform/viewer/src/version.js
index fcca6f19b..5a9936d66 100644
--- a/platform/viewer/src/version.js
+++ b/platform/viewer/src/version.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export default '0.0.21';
+export default '0.0.22-alpha.5';